The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-01-05
PIIE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES or WAR Foa sTATEs-
.mEm OF THE PRESENT TIME


DoinSs OF the National Lorls,ntaro--Re-
suit Of NoveinboH's Observation-Disclosures
Political s.ovcmcnts--z'ae Irish 0uo:-
tion-tho Eastern Wax Cloud.
JANUARY.
10. Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bin passed by tho house. Next day signed by
tho prcitont
20. Eu'oGies of tho late Vice President Hen
dricI. pronounced in tho senate,
FEBRUARY.
IS, Tho biI reinstating Cen Fits John Pos-
ter passed by tho house.
rs. Tho Gen. Grant monument bill. ap-
lTopiiGtng $2500Oo for u monument TO bo
erected IN Washington, passed 10y the United
States senate
MARCH.
l. PreGidcns Cleveland sent u message to
the eenato in which he denied the right of
that branch Of tho government to demand
from tDe president or any member of his
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to Tho suspension or removal Of CE!cc-
holders, and declaring that such documents
arc personal and private and not official
5. Blair educational bill, appropria,ing
ei9,00o,00o for schools, passed the sonato
Is. Brig. Con. a. H. Terry promoted TO
major gcncraship, vico Gen. Hancock, do
ceased
IL. Half a million appropriated for con
greaa!onal Library.
90. The president, in message to congress,
recommended tho formation OF n commission
81 labor fox the settlement OF differences nris-
ing bStwcen capital and labor.
MAY.
~. "Thrcc months" pension I'LL, was passed
by the senate.
%. Caleb w. West nppointed governor Of
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNH.
3. Bill taxing oleomargnrino ilvo conts a
pound passed tho house
q. Tho Chinese indemnity bill passed tho
senate.
z. Bcucc rassel bill repeating tho timber
culture, desert land Gad pro-cmption laws,
materially modifying tho old homestead Inv
II. Tariff bill killed in tho house.
IL. Eenato adopted tho resolution providing
for tho submission to tho different states OF
tho Union q constitutional amendmcns
changing tho beginning OF tho presidential
and congressional year from March 4to April
3d.
IS. Senator Vancc's blli to repeal tho civf!
service aSY Slelvel by tho Unitod States
senate.
81. Estradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the Scuato. Also treaty providing for
pew survey Of tho UnitoI Staten Moxico
boundary line
rs. Eeaatc passsd tho FltS John Porter bill
%. President Cleveland vctoes seventy-one
bills, raOSt Of them rotating 10 Individual pen.
sions.
20. yin taxing oison argcrino two cents n
pound p.sSaa tso s'aate; house concumcd
Aus. 8.
So. T%s esrnto refuses to order au invcs:i-
CATION OF Ia, cliarcea of fraud alleged to havo
Seca committed IN connection with tho eoc-
toa OF United iAntcs Senator Payne, OF Ohio.
Fl. Bill granting iicrea%ei pensions TO SOL
diera OF TIE laSo war who were wounded Ia
Sie hand, foot, arm o. Log paAsei tho house.
AvGUSG
g. FiTst scs=.Sa OF the Forty ninth eony.r,>ss
adjourned.
"a. Cutting was released from prt,oa By
the ksEicnu supTcmo court The Cutting
episode nearly caused Rght between tho
Unttei Gtates and NcxlCo.
erpT.Ior:cI
g. Horny George nominated for rnyor OF
New York city hy the wor;!nGinen
OCTOBER
II. Tho TNmmany Hall and County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abrnm
& Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor of Now York city.
-. Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by the Republicans OF New York city.
10. Hon. George f. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
NOVEMBER
g. Tho Eew York city municipal election
excited national interest on account Of the
novel Issues raised. Hewitt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about 10000 votes
onl l,ayip.r n t,lur ~ 81 II
George, who, Ia turn, beat Roosevelt by
1000 The state elections resulted IN n series
Of local surprises for both parties. William
r. Morrison, OF Illinois, was defeated, as was
also Frank Hurd, OF Ohio. Speaker John c.
Carlisle OF Kcntucky, and w. NJ. Springer,
OK Illinois, narrowly escaped, whilo II. G.
Burlcigh, OF Whitehall, y. Y. was Lcaten by
the labor candidate, f. w Grcenmun, who
was nominated only forty-clght hours before
election and was indorSed by tho Democratic
Cen. Beaver Rcp) was elected governor OF
Pennsylvania Five additional Republican
conSressmen wero elected ia tho south. In
Minnesota tho Democrats gain three congress
men lp kentucky tho republicans succeed.
ed in eloctimg threo congressman Charges Of
fraud were madc on both sides IN Indiana.
DECEMBER
g. Tho second session OF tho Forty.ninth
congress begins
Tho president lays before congress the
correspondents with tho Canadian govern
meno relating to tho fisheries trouble
o. Tho hougo passed tho electoral count bill.
10. Tho senate lays tho bill providing for
open executive sessions on tho tnblo.
l6. Tho sonato votes to repeal the tonuro OF
Office act.
20. Tho house, by voto Of 15i 80 1i8, re
fused TO consider tho Morrison tariff bill.
w OTHER LAND9.
Outline OF Politicni hovoments ia For
eiBn Countries.
JANUARY.